skæmt

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish skiemt, from the verb skiemte, skæmpte, thus modern Danish skæmte, the word is essentially derived from an Old Danish adjective, skam, meaning short. See Icelandic skammur. Cognate with Swedish skämt, Norwegian Bokmål skjemt, Norwegian Nynorsk skjemt, Faroese skemt, and Icelandic skemmtun.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɡɛmˀd/

Noun

skæmt c (singular definite skæmten, not used in plural form)

  1. A joke. An amusing or teasing statement, act or event that causes joy, amuses or makes fun of someone.
Declension of skæmt
common
gender 		singular
indefinite definite
nominative skæmt skæmten
genitive skæmts skæmtens
  • skæmte
  • skæmtevise
  • skæmtsom

See also

References

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